The Powerball lottery continues to grow as no one matched the five winning numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers for Wednesday’s drawing were 2, 7, 29, 55, 58, and a Powerball of 27. The next drawing will be held on Saturday night and the new jackpot will be $170 million.
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney today criticized Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey chief William Marino’s nearly $9 million compensation package, calling for legislative hearings into how the compensation could be justified at a time when the insurer was raising premiums to cover higher costs. According to published reports, Marino received $934,615…
Governor Chris Christie announced that New Jersey’s seniors will see benefits restored to pre-fiscal year 2011 budget levels for prescription drug assistance. Funding is now available in the fiscal year 2011 budget to keep deductibles and copayments for Senior Gold and the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) at preexisting levels, as well…
Cape May County has privatized two areas of government in the past year, but there is one area that is off the table. Administrator Steven O’Connor tells Coastal Broadcasting that privatizing the nursing home will not take place. The home operates at a $3.4 million deficit, but the county is simply looking to cut that…
Cape May County has privatized two areas of government in the past year, but there is one area that is off the table. Administrator Steven O’Connor tells Coastal Broadcasting that privatizing the nursing home will not take place. The home operates at a $3.4 million deficit, but the county is simply looking to cut that…
Governments in Wildwood and Wildwood Crest both moved this week to make cuts from the school budget, based on voters turning away the budgets during school elections. The Wildwood school district will have to cut nearly $320,000 from the budget, after the commission made recommendations on where those cuts could come from. Wildwood Crest commissioners…
The Millville school district will have no increase in salaries for teachers in the upcoming school year. A pay freeze has been agreed to by teachers and the board of education in the city. The official agreement came down this week. Teachers in Millville will not have to contribute towards their health benefits under this plan.…
A man was arrested for an aggravated assault after allegedly damaging a home and punching a man in the face. Lower Township police say that they received a call of a large fight on the front yard. A female, from the 500 block of Wayne Ave., in North Cape May, said her boyfriend punched a…
A plan is on the table to lay off 10 workers from the Millville Police Department, including nine officers. A large group of people from the community and fellow officers came to a city commission meeting in Millville to speak against this plan. The commission does not want to increase taxes and is looking at across…
Millville police are looking for a group of assailants who assaulted a man, including one person who used a carpenter’s hammer. The incident took place on Monday night. The victim said about a half dozen Hispanic males beat him down. The 32-year-old victim was taken to the South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center. An investigation into…